The problems keep mounting for Hunter Biden. An Arkansas judge is threatening to jail the first son should he fail to appear in court to answer questions related to his child support lawsuit.
“Circuit Judge Holly Meyer issued a court order on Monday directing Biden to come to court in Batesville, Arkansas, next month to be questioned by his daughter’s mother’s lawyer, Clint Lancaster, and produce his banks statements from 2013,” Business Insider reported.
While most of Hunter Biden’s legal problems are of a more exotic variety — relating to claims of foreign business dealings allegedly conducted in exchange for granting political access to Joe Biden — the child support issue is much more mundane.
The child’s mother, Lunden Roberts, has accused Hunter of defying the judge’s order to respond to questions relating to the child support lawsuit, plus a failure to produce bank statements. Roberts has also accused the first son of “living lavishly” and lying about his income.
Hunter Biden in Court
Biden is expected to appear at Independence County Circuit Court, on July 10, where he will submit to Lancaster’s inquiries and produce his bank statements.
“If Biden fails to turn up, he faces being held in contempt, which could land him in jail for up to six months, a fine, up to $20,000 towards Roberts’ legal fees, and have his request in the case thrown out, the court order states,” Business Insider reported.
The child support suit originated in 2019, over paternity and financial support of the four-year old girl. Initially, Biden denied paternity of the girl, but has since paid Roberts, a former stripper, more than $750,000 in child support, suggesting that Biden is indeed the father.
“Biden has asked a judge to reduce his $20,000-a-month child support payments, and not grant Robert’s petition to change their daughter’s last name to Biden,” Business Insider reported.
Now Biden will have to appear next month to discuss his finances and to “show cause, if any exists, why he should not be held in contempt,” according to Judge Meyer’s order.
Biden Has Bigger Problems
Not to minimize the significance of Judge Meyer’s order, but Biden has bigger problems than child support. The Justice Department seems to be on the verge of bringing charges against Biden for allegations of tax fraud and for falsifying documents. The charges, if brought, would be small in the grand scheme of what Hunter Biden is being accused of — but they would still be criminal charges, not something to take lightly.
More pressing still is the House Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into the Biden family’s financial dealings. I am not personally convinced that the House investigation, led by Representative James Comer, is onto anything significant. But the investigation appears dogged and zealous, willing to persist until they find something relevant. And while the House does not have any legal authority, having Congress investigate you has the potential for significant reputational harm.
Hunter Biden is taking fire on multiple fronts — much of it appears self-inflicted. But the thing is Biden is a private citizen, being exploited as a way to impugn the president. The focus on Hunter and his drug use and his child support and his taxes is a touch sordid, with shades of Newt Gingrich.
Harrison Kass is the Senior Editor at 19FortyFive. An attorney, pilot, guitarist, and minor pro hockey player, Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically discharged. Harrison holds a BA from Lake Forest College, a JD from the University of Oregon, and an MA from New York University. Harrison listens to Dokken.
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